What is DevOps extension?

• Extensions are add-ons you can use to customize and extend your DevOps experience with Azure DevOps
• Extensions use RESTful API Library to easily interact with Azure DevOps
• The Visual Studio Marketplace is where extensions are published
• Links:
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/extend/overview?view=azure-devops
  • https://intercept.cloud/en/news/azure-devops-extensions-marketplace/

What can you do with extensions?

• Provide new Azure Pipelines tasks that teams can use in their builds
• Use dashboard widgets to get custom views within Azure DevOps
• Extend the work item form with new tabs, sections, and actions
• Develop actions that can be run on hubs, whether they’re ours or ones you’ve created

Install extension

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/marketplace/install-extension?view=azure-devops&tabs=browser

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